WASP-92

Planetary system · 1878.3 light-years away

WASP-92 is 1,878 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F7 star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-92 b goes round its star every 2.17 days, 40 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF7
Surface temperature6,280 K
Mass1.19 solar masses
Radius1.341 solar radii
Luminosity1.882 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.951
Ageabout 2.29 billion years
Distance from the Sun1878.3 light-years (575.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 246.6920°, Dec 51.0411°
ConstellationHercules

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-92 b2.17 days0.0348 AU16.376 R⊕255.85 M⊕Transit, 2016

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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